Unknown a écrit : > Python 2.4 > Linux kernel 2.6.12 > > Hi, > > 1. How do I make the following statement to search for all Strings I > input from console? > > for example, with the code below I need to enter %hello world% (yeah, > including the % symbols) to find all entries for hello world on the > tableName. But I want to set the % symbols on the code itself so I don't > have to input manually the % at the prompt. > > searchWhat = raw_input ('Search for : ') <q_and_d> searchWhat = "%%%s%%" % raw_input ('Search for : ')
You have to double the % symbol to escape it. </q_and_d> You'd better be *very* careful with user input, specially when you use it like this: > cursor.execute('select * from tableName where contentField like > %s',(searchWhat)) Please consider checking and cleaning user inputs before using'em in a query. > 2. I'm entering data by copying and pasting. Much of the text is in > multiple lines and some formated sections such as paragraphs, > indentations, double lines and what not. > > How do I enter keep the formated text intact if entering from console? Launch a text-mode editor with a temp file name and read back that file if it exists once the editor is closed. Pseudo code: fname = create_a_name_that_dont_exists_yet() openEditor() # block until the editor is closed if os.path.file_exists(fname): text_to_insert = open(fname).read() # ... My 2 cents... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list